Cecilia M Lewis Et Vir v. Ray C Debord Et Ux

Justice BRUTINEL,

opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Arizona’s judgment lien statutes, A.R.S. §§ 33-961 through 33-968, require the filing of an information statement, but do not specify the consequences of failing to do so. We conclude that failing to attach an information statement to a certified copy of the judgment does not invalidate an otherwise valid lien; rather the judgment lien simply lacks priority against competing creditors who record liens against the property before the information statement is filed.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 The underlying facts are not in dispute.…